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On Sunday, June 14, Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing World Blood Donor Day, under the theme: 'Achieving 100% Non-remunerated Blood Donation of Blood and Blood Components'. Health Systems and Services Advisor of the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Jamaica, Dr. Alejandro Gherardi, informed JIS News that an estimated 50,000 units of blood is...

The Ministry of Health's surveillance system detected another confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in the island yesterday, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Confirmatory testing was done at the National Influenza Centre, University of the West Indies, Kingston. This case is a resident of New York who travelled to Jamaica and is recovering satisfactorily. When persons are classified as suspected cases,...

The Ministry of Health is refuting reports carried in the media on Wednesday (June 10) that there are four confirmed cases of Influenza A (H1N1) at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). The Ministry would like to point out that only laboratory tests can determine whether samples are positive for Influenza A (H1N1). Test results are sent directly to the Ministry...

A total of 17 haemodialysis machines, valued at US$386,000, were on June 10 officially commissioned into service at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. The units will boost the capabilities of the Renal Dialysis Unit, which provide medical treatment to persons affected by kidney disease. The equipment acquired, which include two portable machines and...

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, has said that the Ministry is placing increased focus on pre-adolescent and adolescent health, to ensure that the country's youth are healthy and are able to achieve their full potential. "Life is a continuum and our childhood experiences impact on adolescence and carry through into adulthood," she stated as...

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) wishes to inform the public that two of the elevators at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, have been taken out of service in order to facilitate routine repairs. In the meantime, contingency plans have been implemented to accommodate patients who may require the use of the elevators. The Region apologises for any...

Seventeen dialysis machines will be officially commissioned into service at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer on Wednesday (June 10). The machines were provided through the joint effort of the National Health Fund (NHF), the CHASE Fund and the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA). The total cost of the machines is $US386,000. Of...

Efforts to secure sustained interventions in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Latin American and the Caribbean have been bolstered with Governments agreeing to intensify, widen co-operation and develop greater capacity in tackling the pandemic. This was the word from Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, at a media briefing at the Ritz Carlton Resort and Spa in Montego Bay St....

Two additional imported cases of Influenza A (H1N1) have been detected in Jamaica by the Ministry of Health's surveillance system, and confirmatory testing done at the University of the West Indies. Both persons reside in New York in the United States and travelled to Jamaica. One of the persons was staying in St. Mary and the other in Trelawny. One...

President of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), Dr Rosemarie Wright-Pascoe, has called on Jamaicans to play their part in reducing the number of trauma cases in the country. "We ask you to drive carefully, we ask you to follow the rules...I call on all physicians here to arm yourselves with knowledge to make the outcome of those who have...

The 18th Meeting of CARICOM's Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), which ended yesterday (June 4) in Montego Bay, St. James is being deemed a success by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. "We have just ended two days of bruising interventions and the result is a highly successful meeting in terms of effective interactions between the health and...

The Ministry of Health is reminding persons who have traveled to or have come in contact with persons who have travelled to countries with confirmed cases of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus and have flu-like symptoms, to contact their health care provider or a health care facility. Director, Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr....